Toubekis Wedding!

Miakea and I getting ready:)  You think she looks good now, wait to you see her in THE DRESS!

Yes-she was STUNNING!  

Jen, me and Kim riding to the reception

Luke and I after the ceremony

Toubekis Wedding

This weekend we headed to Arlington Heights to celebrate Miakea & George! Whit stayed with Uncle Joe and Aunt Charis so Luke and I could be focused on the lovely bride and groom. We had a wonderful weekend with them! The wedding was at the most charming little white church in Longrove, followed by an awesome reception with great friends, yummy food, & a lot of dancing! Love is in the details, and they were abundant this weekend. So so so happy for my beautiful best friend and her new hubby! Can't wait to reflect on this awesome day and look forward to many fun times ahead with the Mr. & Mrs. George Toubekis! Here are a few pictures...

Showing off his new crawling skills

Standing Tall!

Picture Day!

We got Whit's 9 month pictures taken today. Once again, he managed to be adorable and charming in almost every picture, making it very hard to choose which ones we would get! He's such a photogenic baby and I love that we will have these pictures forever and ever to look back on. It's amazing to see him changing and achieving new milestones, and these pictures really capture that well!

Every Day is a New Day!

WOW! This has been an exciting week for Whit! On Thursday, Mimi and Gaga B came for a visit. When Luke and I got home from school they informed us that Whit stood up on his own!! We were so excited they got to witness this moment. Later that night, we were at small group and our friend Mike jokingly said, "wouldn't it be funny if Whit crawled for this brownie?" I replied that he would definitely be a Windham, since we LOVE chocolate! Much to our surprise and delight, when Mike set out the brownie, Whit crawled forward! We kept trying different types of bait, but the brownie was his favorite. He's definitely a guy after my heart:-) Today he clapped for the first time (intentionally that is.) It seems that he's doing new things every day now! Can't wait to be home with him in just a few days so we can see him grow and change before our eyes!

New Discovery!

We've been fighting lots of sickness this week:( Thursday was my concert, and when I dropped Whit off at the sitter, I was afraid he might have a temperature...sure enough, Sara (our sitter) texted me 30 minutes later confirming this. I was sure I had a temp too, but wasn't able to miss school with my concert, so it was Luke to the rescue! He had a sub and was picking up Whit within the hour. I came home after rehearsal to try and recoop-it turned out to be a relaxing afternoon together. I had assumed Whit's sickness was from me being under the weather, but today we realized his fever probably had to do with a new tooth! Luke was playing with him and made the big discovery:) His first tooth has emerged-bottom right in case you're wondering. It only took him 9 months and 4 days! Isn't funny how silly parents get over things like teeth?! He's getting more grown up every day! I LOVE BEING A MOM!

The Home Stretch!

We are just four weeks away from the end of the school year!!!!!! Can't believe how fast it has gone, and that we need to schedule Whit's 9 month pictures! He's learning more each week...sitting up great now, smiling at everyone, babbling constantly, and on the verge of crawling and standing. He makes every day better, especially the not-so-great ones:) Somehow, coming home and playing with him puts everything frustrating that happened out of our minds. Can't wait for the summer with our wonderful little man.